New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.


NOTES or THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PICTURES
| FOR THE SALON.
The first OF May brings increased pressure of ex-
mDtlons instead of the signs of q waning per-
oeptible everywhere except the art world" There
are oO3 paintings and examples OF sculpture to be
seen at the Academy, $50 at the Prize Fund exhibit
ton. and 14S at the exhibition of the Society OF
American Artists. There the ysdder pictures at
the Wunderlich gallery, aud De Neuvilles Tel-sl-
kebir" remains at the Knoedler gallery, al
though it will soon go to its owner, Mr.
James Hill, of St. Paul, and perhaps finally
grace q future St Paul Art Museum. There will
be q private view "at the Metropolitan Museum of
| Art tomorrow and on Wednesday the public will be
able to see the paintings presented by Messrs.
| Vanderbilt, Seney, Schaus and others. TO-mor-
row NJ. Durand-R uel will place an important collec-
ton OF paintings upon exhibition at Moores gallery
previous to auction sale. Yesterday exhibition
of monotypes py Mr. G. A. Walker was opened to the
public inthe prnt-i Dom OF kpoeder Co. The exnbi
tCn of Mr.. George Seneys interesting collection of
paintings i'll be continued fortnight longer at the
rooms of the Brooklyn Art Association. loan ex-
hbition Of American paintings is soon to be held at
the New-York Athletic CLUB There will be plenty
OF chances for pctureseeing until the is well
under way
The three American exhibitions now open contain
901 works, total which toes not greatly exceed the
number at single Academy exhibitions. At
present many artists have divided their work among
OF very questionable benefit No of the three
bibtons fully represents American art, yet out of
their material it would have been possible to organize
an exhibition which would compel the attention of
the public and be an object lesson of the utmost
value Many members vf the society have sent their
best work to other exhibitions yet according to
active members their exhibition If set down In the
midst of the Salon would put the Frenchmen to
the blush while they utterly refuse to make compari
sons with such buffers the Academicians. There
az aalf aaf.a
tlon it does not promise we'll tor genuine progress
The Society exhibition Is an interesting display OF
clever painting often without individual character,
often stamped with foreign influences and atectations,
usually and frequently lacking and
substance. The evident trying to do something
ia not agreeable and yet it may be- overlooked fit
leads to important results. But entire contentment
with present accomplishments augurs Ill TOR the
future Thus far the public has not seemed to share
attendance is given only about l50 daily aud only
two pictures have been sold, but this of course is
reflection upon the merit OF the exhibition.
The 1877 paintings which will be placed on exhibit
ton tomorrow at Moores gallery have been collected
by NJ. Durand- Ruel, q name familiar to every student
OF modern French art the of one Of the best
known Partisan experts, the owner at one time or
another of Millets :" Angelus," Rousseau's Hoar
Frost" and nearly all the best examples of the paint
ers OF Fontainebleau, Barbzon and Vile d'Avray.
The collection to be seen this week includes five
amples OF Michel. several by Boudin and j. L. Brown,
and pictures by Feyen- Perrin, Huguet, Claude Monet
Benasst Desboutins, and one American artist Mr..
L. l.. Weeks
The exhibition of Leutzes portrait of Hawthorne
and of tour pictures by Thomas Cole at 0rtges's
gallery last week was an occasion deserving Of
notice than il received Leutze painted this portrait
at Washington in April, 1862, at the time when he
was engaged upon his mural painting IN the Capitol,
" WestN ard the Star OF Empire taxes its way" 40
cording to Mr. Julian Hawthorne, this portrait has
hean
yiduality and character, and may readily be be-
lieyed TO be truthful likeness. The color NAV seem
trIlc hot the brushwOrk dry and hard, the shadows
OPAQUE but after all allowances are made the picture
remains q good example OF the Dusseldorf influence
under which Leutze painted, truthful and credtably
executed portrait. This excellent opportunity
tor some club society, but the portrait was
lett 10 60 TO a dealer for $110 and 1t is now held
at 81 900 The pictures OF Thomas Cole are
rarely in an auction room ana 1t was interesting
to notice by the comments OF yisors that ad aration
The ohiet picture was a composition OF selected
sketches of Italian scenery including the River Arno
with the ruins OF castle and bridge near Florence;
and tree with shrine near Rome There were also
few figures and goats Tho aerial ELECTS had
been carefully considered, and sky and atmosphere
have not all their luminosity and delicaoy even
though they seem to US cold and thin. This
elaborate formal composition belongs to the school of
Claude, whose influence continued through the la,t
century aud we'll into this. IL is the od-ashioned
Journalism, tho idea that landscape must either
present view or be crowded with ruined castles.
mills. or what not. Another large lhuubctpe Uy I0ie
showed the ruins Of two Scilian temples with tar
reaching carefully worked out distance. The other
pictures studies OF ruins Coles earnestness,
thou ghtfulness and to extent an imaginative
quality shown in these pictures, which are not
ia the manner ofoday, but are nevertheless interest
ing in themselves and valuable reminders u the Irst
American landscape painter. The first oil these paint
ings the sunset which was the most important OF
thu four, brought $3.50 and was added to the
collection oil Mr.. Robert Hoe.
.I,a Acad n
which is within less than 900 OF last years total
About 1000 admission tickets have been sold ut tie
door, The pictures sold the last time OF writing
are . Prisoner" Z. A. Moore, Sl35; " Head NJ
800; Curbstone Politeness" T. w. Wood $500
q Little Maid" j. NJ isaacs $780, "0n the |
Ashley River" T. Addison Richards, 1926
" Evening" Swain Clifford, s222 p' anu, ySso W.
= The Loiterers," j. r. Wies, $3.50; Regret" J. R. |
wiles. 1925; "A Home Scene z. Field 500
- Chrysanthemums," j. G. Cochrane, $50; Even !
ing" L. E. Van Gorder, 800 and "Near the Sea-" !
r. Moran, Sl2o.
Now that Mr. Tryon as we'll as Mr. Kappes declares |
himself not eligible tor Hallgaren prize 1t has been
gested that the mUnsy should be laid aside Tor
coz tnCent fund instead of increasing the prizes
next wear 1t is pointed out that the income from the
Ualearten Fund may sometime sudor falling of, |
aud it may DO necessary reduce the amount Of the
prizes unless il can be supplemented. Whatever
action Is taken, il would be eminently proper to
designate the paintings OF Messrs. Kappes and Tryon
"a Selected for prizes. Although the artists are |
deprived of the prizes by fault OF their own their
pictures should bear cards lohg as the exhibition
lasts stating the fact OF their selection
A Paris letter To. THE TRIBUNE has already de-
scribed some of the American pictures for tho |
Salon. and "Tbe Art Amateur" as usral, precedes
the Salon opening with discussion OF the paint
ings which is accompanied BY illustrations The May
number contains this account; |" Inc american
nansr, will be represented by several quito remark
able pictures, and by many OF great merit The most